libellula

See also: libèl·lula and Libellula

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liˈbɛl.lu.la/
  • Rhymes: -ɛllula
  • Hyphenation: li‧bèl‧lu‧la

Noun

libellula f (plural libellule)

  1. dragonfly

Latin

Etymology

Coined by Carl von Linné, after lībella (“carpenter's level”).

Noun

lībellula f (genitive lībellulae); first declension

  1. (New Latin) dragonfly

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative lībellula lībellulae
genitive lībellulae lībellulārum
dative lībellulae lībellulīs
accusative lībellulam lībellulās
ablative lībellulā lībellulīs
vocative lībellula lībellulae

Descendants

  • Catalan: libèl·lula
  • French: libellule
  • → Galician: libélula (learned)
  • → German: Libelle
  • Italian: libellula
  • → Portuguese: libélula (learned)
  • Romanian: libelulă
  • Spanish: libélula
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